Alan Thomas

1.7k total citations
54 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Alan Thomas is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Thomas has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 9 papers in Strategy and Management and 8 papers in Development. Recurrent topics in Alan Thomas's work include International Development and Aid (8 papers), Cooperative Studies and Economics (8 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (7 papers). Alan Thomas is often cited by papers focused on International Development and Aid (8 papers), Cooperative Studies and Economics (8 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (7 papers). Alan Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Hong Kong and India. Alan Thomas's co-authors include Chris Cornforth, Roger Spear, Jane Marceau, Richard Whitley, Jenny M. Lewis, Paula Hyde, Hazel Johnson, Gerard P. Hodgkinson, Ardha Danieli and Tim Allen and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Administrative Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Alan Thomas

50 papers receiving 861 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan Thomas United Kingdom 16 404 280 208 135 105 54 1.0k
Derek Pugh United Kingdom 14 316 0.8× 324 1.2× 188 0.9× 115 0.9× 60 0.6× 36 1.1k
Farhad Analoui United Kingdom 18 497 1.2× 432 1.5× 204 1.0× 145 1.1× 143 1.4× 67 1.3k
Alan Geare New Zealand 15 515 1.3× 237 0.8× 171 0.8× 69 0.5× 93 0.9× 42 1.0k
Scott E. Bryant United States 13 362 0.9× 377 1.3× 164 0.8× 126 0.9× 166 1.6× 28 1.2k
Richard Whipp United Kingdom 15 494 1.2× 419 1.5× 154 0.7× 74 0.5× 94 0.9× 35 1.2k
R. M. Kanter 8 314 0.8× 457 1.6× 150 0.7× 80 0.6× 183 1.7× 11 986
Nada Korac‐Kakabadse United Kingdom 20 326 0.8× 296 1.1× 205 1.0× 211 1.6× 65 0.6× 43 1.2k
Frank M. Horwitz South Africa 20 448 1.1× 285 1.0× 135 0.6× 66 0.5× 95 0.9× 42 1.0k
Anthony G. Athos United States 7 578 1.4× 423 1.5× 225 1.1× 94 0.7× 75 0.7× 12 1.5k
Guje Sevón Sweden 10 577 1.4× 406 1.4× 394 1.9× 84 0.6× 100 1.0× 17 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Alan Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Thomas

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thomas, Alan. (2007). Development management—values and partnerships. Journal of International Development. 19(3). 383–388. 12 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan. (2004). Research Skills for Management Studies. 104 indexed citations
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Hyde, Paula & Alan Thomas. (2003). When a Leader Dies. Human Relations. 56(8). 1005–1024. 26 indexed citations
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Antonacopoulou, Elena P., et al.. (2001). OB/HRM in a European Context: an improvisation on a piece by Rynes and Trank. Academy of Management Review. 170–173. 1 indexed citations
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Allen, Tim & Alan Thomas. (2000). The new politics of identity. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science).
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Thomas, Alan. (1999). What makes good development management?. Development in Practice. 9(1-2). 9–17. 34 indexed citations
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Hodgkinson, Gerard P. & Alan Thomas. (1997). Editorial Introduction to the Special Issue: Thinking in Organizations. Journal of Management Studies. 34(6). 845–850. 14 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan. (1997). The coming crisis of western management education. Systemic Practice and Action Research. 10(6). 681–701. 19 indexed citations
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Spear, Roger & Alan Thomas. (1997). Comparative perspective on worker cooperative development in several European countries. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics. 68(3). 453–467. 8 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan. (1996). Non-Governmental Organizations and Environmental Policy in Botswana: Opposition or Collaboration?. Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies. 10(1). 47–59. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan. (1993). Controversies in Management: Issues, Debates, Answers. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 24 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan. (1991). Leadership and Change in British Retailing 1955–84. Service Industries Journal. 11(3). 381–392. 8 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan. (1989). Book Reviews : Huibert de Man: Organizational Change in its Context 1988, Delft: Eburon. 241 pages. Organization Studies. 10(4). 581–583. 1 indexed citations
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Whitley, Richard, Alan Thomas, & Jane Marceau. (1984). Masters of business : the making of a new elite?. 24 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan. (1983). Managerial careers and the problem of control. Social Science Information. 22(1). 1–25. 3 indexed citations
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Whitley, Richard, et al.. (1983). Masters of Business!. European Journal of Education. 18(3). 299–299. 22 indexed citations
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Whitley, Richard, et al.. (1983). Masters of Business? Business Schools and Business Graduates in Britain and France.. Social Forces. 62(2). 553–553. 33 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan. (1980). GENERATING TENSION FOR CONSTRUCTIVE CHANGE: THE USE AND ABUSE OF SYSTEMS MODELS. Cybernetics & Systems. 11(4). 339–353. 5 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan. (1978). The British Business Elite: The Case of the Retail Sector. The Sociological Review. 26(2). 305–326. 6 indexed citations

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